Unemployed & Afraid

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A small business podcast for the brave self-employed. Growing your own business can be one of the most gratifying, wonderful, life-changing experiences around. It’s also scary as hell. This is a weekly podcast for the ones who have made the brave decision to employ themselves anyway. Join fellow business-builder Kim Kerton as she dives into the realities of starting something from scratch, helping you feel less alone in the lows and reminding you of the highs that make it all worthwhile. Hear real talk and raw feels from people right in the thick of it and feel seen as you listen. Support this independent podcast and small business by shouting your host a cuppa at buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod Get in touch at unemployedandafraid.com.au to be part of the show.

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5 hard-earned tips for raising your profile on LinkedIn

May 01 2024 16 mins

If your personal brand and profile plays a part in your business, then it’s worth considering how you show up on LinkedIn. In this episode your host Kim Kerton shares some hard-earned lessons and perspective shifters for finding professional success (without all the heartache of endlessly posting) on LinkedIn, and how you can use it to support your business-building journey and

“No-one ploughed a field by turning it over in their mind,” Joe McKay, LinkedIn Ghostwriter

Apr 28 2024 40 mins

Ever felt FOPO (Fear Of Posting Online?), or how about a nagging feeling that you’re in the wrong line of work? In this episode, Joe McKay shares his journey from “boring” job to creative business owner as a LinkedIn Ghostwriter. In the sharing of his business story with your host Kim Kerton, you’ll hear about: Breaking out from the box you’ve been put in Writing as the

The solution to procrastination in business? Getting messy.

Apr 24 2024 11 mins

If you’re experiencing analysis paralysis, or straight up procrastination on the things that could make you money in your business, it might be time to make a big old mess. In this episode your host Kim Kerton shares some game-shifting insight from an unlikely source about how to trust in our potential, and an approach to getting you out of your own way and into revenue raising

PART 2 “Self-employment is actually quite radical!” Brook McCarthy, Hustle & Heart

Apr 21 2024 19 mins

Making money in your business doesn’t have to be hard, and this episode will share insights into the mindset of trusting our ability to make bank. We left off Part 1 of this epic chat with Brook McCarthy hearing about prioritisation, why it’s ok to figure it all out as you go and what we take into business from other roles – but this part is all about money – clearly one o

“Self-employment is actually quite radical!” Brook McCarthy, Hustle & Heart

Apr 21 2024 41 mins

If you’ve struggled with the information overload we experience in the process of building our businesses, you will take so much away from this chat. Hear Brook McCarthy share the story of creating her coaching and training business over the last 16 years, plus some powerful circuit breakers around: The decisions we don’t need to labour over What should be prioritised in the c

How can we become our own inspiration in business?

Apr 17 2024 18 mins

If you’ve never felt slightly envious of another person’s success, this episode isn’t for you. If you have, you’re in good company, so how can we reflect on envy and use it as a tool for reflection, and progress? In this episode your host Kim Kerton shares a personal story about a recent experience of joyful jealousy, how it almost derailed her business-goals, and some hel

“You have to experiment your way to working out your path,” Penny Locaso, Founder of Hacking Happy Co.

Apr 14 2024 50 mins

What could happen to your business if you started collecting rejections? If you set a goal not to achieve a big dream, but to be rejected 100 times? Imagine the potential yeses, or the “what about this’s” you never thought of. In this episode, Kim Kerton chats to Penny Locaso, Founder of Hacking Happy Co., about her journey through changing her life, career, and the many no�

Learning or procrastinating? Our vulnerability to masterclass overload in business.

Apr 10 2024 20 mins

Truth is, we’re all a little vulnerable to the myriad of masterclasses, webinars and coaching must-haves in business. So how do we identify when seeking knowledge and guidance becomes toxic procrastination? In this episode your host Kim Kerton shares an insight into knowledge and outsourcing overload, and how to redirect your trust in yourself and what you already know, so that y

“I decided I wasn't going to listen to that crappy inner voice anymore,” Cherie Donnellan, founder of Hella Mallow

Apr 07 2024 50 mins

What happens when you have big business dreams, but your mind, body or current circumstance won’t let you chase them? In this episode you’ll hear from Cherie Donnellan, the creative force behind the newly launched gourmet Marshmallow brand Hella Mallow, and in the telling of how she got here she’s sharing with you: The raw and real experience of deep burnout How following ou

“There’re so many things I didn't think I could have learned, until it was happening right in front of me,” Hayleigh Watson, Founder of Hali Helper

Mar 31 2024 35 mins

Between what to charge, what we don’t yet know and learning when and how to say no – service-based business owners have a lot to battle with. In this episode you’ll hear from Hayleigh Watson, AKA Hali Helper, about her experience developing a virtual assistant agency that specialises in helping overwhelmed women-led businesses, and all the growth that’s coming with it, incl